A Wakefiled man was arrested on Wednesday. Officers with the Riley County Police Department arrested Joshua Schultz, 34. Schultz was arrested on a warrant from Dickinson County for probation violation and was given a bond of $25,000. This arrest took place in the 2100 block of Fort Riley Blvd. as officers were conducting a welfare check on another subject.
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Today’s guest on In Focus was Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce President Lyle Butler.
The final mill levy is far from set, but Lew Faust had some good news for USD 383 board members at last night’s meeting. Thanks to an increase in property valuation and some changes in how funds are applied to schools, the mill levy might not be changed too much for the upcoming year. Faust, director of business services, said he would like to see the mill levy remain neutral. However, Faust also entertained the idea of raising the mill levy in order to increase the cost of living fund which would help pay teacher’s salaries and also leave some cash…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) The Latest on the fatal shooting of an officer from Kansas City, Kansas (all times local): 4:35 p.m. Funeral services have been scheduled for a Kansas City, Kansas, police officer killed in the line of duty. Capt. Robert Melton was shot and killed Tuesday while looking for suspects in an earlier drive-by shooting. Two suspects are in custody but formal charges haven’t been filed. The police department said Wednesday in a release that visitation for Melton is scheduled for Friday afternoon at the city’s civic center. His funeral is Saturday morning at Children’s Mercy Park. The…
Richard Tilton, 43, was convicted of one count of aggravated indecent liberties of a child under 13 and 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a child in May of this year. On Wednesday, Tilton received the maximum sentence of life in prison plus 73 months, as well as lifetime parole and electronic monitoring if he is ever released from the Department of Corrections. After a mandatory term of 25 years, Tilton will go in front of a parole board to determine whether or not he is eligible for parole. The Geary County Attorney’s Office, Riley County Attorney’s Office, Dickinson County Attorney’s…
Captain Robert Melton of Kansas City, Kansas was shot and killed Tuesday while approaching the suspect of an earlier shooting in the area. Capt. Melton was not only a seasoned officer of the Kansas City Police Department, but was also a retired Captain in the Kansas Army National Guard. Melton first enlisted into the Kansas Army National Guard in 1986, commissioned as an officer in 1997, and retired from the service in 2012. During his 26 years of service, Melton served on Fort Leavenworth as part of Operation Noble Eagle in 2003, Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2006 to 2007, and Operation Enduring…
Kansas State University Police and emergency personnel from the Manhattan Fire Department and Riley County EMS responded to the Seaton Hall construction site on the Manhattan campus for a workplace accident shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday. A male worker was injured after a fall at the construction site. He was taken to Manhattan’s Via Christi Hospital. Members of the K-State Environmental Health and Safety team also responded. The accident is under investigation.
KMAN’s Cathy Dawes visits with Manhattan/Ogden’s new Executive Director of Teaching and Learning Lacee Sell and USD 383 School Board Vice-President Pat Hudgins: https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/0720-IF-383-2.mp3 Also on In Focus, Cathy visits with Manhattan Christian College President Kevin Ingram: https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/0720-IF-MCC-1.mp3 https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/0720-IF-MCC-2.mp3
The 2016 Solar Car Challenge makes a stop in Manhattan for the day. High School students from all over the country have been making their way from state to state in these solar powered cars they built themselves. As drive to their destination Minneapolis, Minnesota, the students made a pit stop to work on their cars and talk to the media. One student from the Iron Lions team from Greenville, Texas, Anakin Settle, said that they have completed over 140 miles in their car. The Solar Car Challenge was designed to help students see the advantages of renewable energy and…
The Wamego City Commission heard the results of the 2015 audit at Tuesday’s meeting. City Manager Merl Page introduced Reece and Novelly’s Michele Morton, who went over the 2015 audit for the City of Wamego. According to Morton, the audit showed no unmodified opinions and no major changes in the City’s cash position from last year. In the auditor’s notes, Morton said there were no non-compliance issues and no deficiencies. However, the auditors did suggest some procedural changes in the Police Department, Library and Fire Department. Those changes included cross-training of staff, training in accounting and internal controls for an…